Staff profile

Nejat Anbarci received his PhD in Economics from the University of Iowa in 1988. He taught at U.S. universities until 2008 and in Australia afterward, prior to joining Durham University in August 2018. He published research articles at journals such as Quarterly Journal of Economics, Management Science, Journal of Economic Theory, International Economic Review, Journal of Public Economics, Games and Economic Behavior, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Economic Theory, European Economic Review, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Experimental Economics, among others.

CV

• Economic Theory
• Behavioural Economics
• Political Economy

Journal Article

• Anbarci, N., & Caglayan, M. (online). Cadaveric vs. live-donor kidney transplants : theoretical foundations of interaction between institutions and inequality
• Anbarci, N., & Celik, G. (online). Ideal Default for Resolving Disputes Efficiently. International Economic Review, https://doi.org/10.1111/iere.12737
• Anbarci, N., & Ismail, M. S. (2024). AI-powered mechanisms as judges: Breaking ties in chess. PLoS ONE, 19(11), Article e0305905. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0305905
• Anbarci, N., Cingiz, K., & Ismail, M. S. (2023). Proportional resource allocation in dynamic n-player Blotto games. Mathematical Social Sciences, 125, 94-100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mathsocsci.2023.07.002
• Rahman, M. H., Anbarci, N., & Ulubaşoğlu, M. A. (2022). “Storm autocracies”: Islands as natural experiments. Journal of Development Economics, 159, Article 102982. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2022.102982
• Civilini, A., Anbarci, N., & Latora, V. (2021). Evolutionary Game Model of Group Choice Dilemmas on Hypergraphs. Physical Review Letters, 127(26), Article 268301. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.127.268301
• Anbarci, N., Sun, C., & Ünver, M. (2021). Designing Practical and Fair Sequential Team Contests: The Case of Penalty Shootouts. Games and Economic Behavior, 130, 25-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2021.07.004
• Anbarci, N., Rong, K., & Roy, J. (2019). Random-settlement arbitration and the generalized Nash solution: one-shot and infinite-horizon cases. Economic Theory, 68(1), 21-52. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00199-018-1111-2
• Anbarci, N., Dutu, R., & Sun, C.-J. (2019). On the Timing of Production Decisions in Monetary Economies. International Economic Review, 60(1), 447-472. https://doi.org/10.1111/iere.12359
• Anbarcı, N., Feltovich, N., & Gürdal, M. (2018). Payoff inequity reduces the effectiveness of correlated-equilibrium recommendations. European Economic Review, 108, 172-190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2018.07.003
• Anbarci, N., & Feltovich, N. (2018). How fully do people exploit their bargaining position? The effects of bargaining institution and the 50–50 norm. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 145, 320-334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2017.11.020
• Anbarci, N., Arin, K., Kuhlenkasper, T., & Zenker, C. (2017). Revisiting loss aversion: Evidence from professional tennis. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 153, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2017.10.014
• Anbarci, N., Gomis-Porqueras, P., & Pivato, M. (2017). Evolutionary stability of bargaining and price posting: implications for formal and informal activities. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 28(2), 365-397. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00191-017-0544-2
• Anbarci, N., Ghosh, S., & Roy, J. (2017). Information control in reputational cheap talk. Games and Economic Behavior, 106, 153-160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2017.09.010
• Anbarci, N., & Roy, J. (2017). Double auctions with no-loss constrained traders. Theory and Decision, 84(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11238-017-9627-7
• Anbarci, N., & Feltovich, N. (2017). Pricing in Competitive Search Markets: The Roles of Price Information and Fairness Perceptions. Management Science, 64(3), 1101-1120. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2016.2620
• Rahman, M., Anbarci, N., Bhattacharya, P., & Ulubaşoğlu, M. (2017). Can extreme rainfall trigger democratic change? The role of flood-induced corruption. Public Choice, 171(3-4), 331-358. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-017-0440-1
• Habibur Rahman, M., Anbarci, N., Bhattacharya, P., & Ulubaşoğlu, M. (2017). The Shocking Origins of Political Transitions: Evidence from Earthquakes. Southern Economic Journal, 83(3), 796-823. https://doi.org/10.1002/soej.12180
• Anbarci, N., Arin, K., Okten, C., & Zenker, C. (2016). Is Roger Federer more loss averse than Serena Williams?. Applied Economics, 49(35), 3546-3559. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2016.1262527
• Anbarci, N., & Katzman, B. (2015). A New Industry Concentration Index. Economic Papers, 34(4), 222-228. https://doi.org/10.1111/1759-3441.12122
• Anbarci, N., Dutu, R., & Feltovich, N. (2015). Inflation tax in the lab: a theoretical and experimental study of competitive search equilibrium with inflation. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 61, 17-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jedc.2015.09.005
• Anbarcı, N., Feltovich, N., & Gürdal, M. (2015). Lying about the price? Ultimatum bargaining with messages and imperfectly observed offers. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 116, 346-360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2015.05.009
• Anbarci, N., Arin, K., & Lee, J. (2014). Gender differences in response to contingent rewards: Evidence from a natural experiment of junior tennis. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 53, 131-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2014.09.003
• Anbarci, N., Lee, J., & Ulker, A. (2014). Win at All Costs or Lose Gracefully in High-Stakes Competition? Gender Differences in Professional Tennis. Journal of Sports Economics, 17(4), 323-353. https://doi.org/10.1177/1527002514531788
• Anbarci, N., & Lee, J. (2014). Detecting racial bias in speed discounting: Evidence from speeding tickets in Boston. International Review of Law and Economics, 38, 11-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irle.2014.02.002
• Anbarci, N., & Feltovich, N. (2013). How sensitive are bargaining outcomes to changes in disagreement payoffs?. Experimental Economics, 16(4), 560-596. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10683-013-9352-1
• Anbarci, N., & Feltovich, N. (2013). Directed search, coordination failure and seller profits: an experimental comparison of posted pricing with single and multiple prices. International Economic Review, 54(3), 873-884. https://doi.org/10.1111/iere.12020
• Anbarci, N., & Sun, C. (2013). Asymmetric Nash bargaining solutions: A simple Nash program. Economics Letters, 120(2), 211-214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2013.04.026
• Anbarci, N., & Sun, C. (2013). Robustness of intermediate agreements and bargaining solutions. Games and Economic Behavior, 77(1), 367-376. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2012.11.001
• Anbarci, N., & Feltovich, N. (2012). Bargaining with random implementation: An experimental study. Games and Economic Behavior, 76(2), 495-514. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2012.07.007
• Alkan, A., Anbarci, N., & Sarpça, S. (2012). An exploration in school formation: Income vs. Ability. Economics Letters, 117(2), 500-504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2012.06.048
• Anbarci, N., Escaleras, M., & Register, C. (2012). From Cholera Outbreaks to Pandemics: The Role of Poverty and Inequality. American Economist, 57(1), 21-31. https://doi.org/10.1177/056943451205700102
• Anbarci, N., & Sun, C. (2011). Distributive justice and the Nash bargaining solution. Social Choice and Welfare, 37(3), 453-470. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00355-010-0499-9
• Anbarci, N., & Sun, C. (2011). Weakest collective rationality and the Nash bargaining solution. Social Choice and Welfare, 37(3), 425-429. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00355-010-0497-y
• Anbarci, N., Hill, J., & Kirmanoglu, H. (2011). Institutions and Growth Volatility*. Economic Papers, 30(2), 233-252. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1759-3441.2011.00114.x
• Anbarci, N., & Ulubaşoğlu, M. (2011). Intersectoral size differences and migration: Kuznets revisited. The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 20(2), 251-292. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638199.2011.538232
• Anbarci, N., Boyd, J., Floehr, E., Lee, J., & Song, J. (2011). Population and income sensitivity of private and public weather forecasting. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 41(2), 124-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2010.11.001
• Anbarci, N., & Boyd, J. (2011). Nash demand game and the Kalai–Smorodinsky solution. Games and Economic Behavior, 71(1), 14-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2010.07.009
• Anbarci, N., & Caglayan, M. (2010). Do institutions, inequality and cultural differences affect cadaveric versus live-kidney harvesting?. Economics Bulletin, 30(1), 10-19
• Anbarci, N., Escaleras, M., & Register, C. (2009). The Ill Effects of Public Sector Corruption in the Water and Sanitation Sector. Land Economics, 85(2), 363-377. https://doi.org/10.3368/le.85.2.363
• Anbarci, N., Escaleras, M., & Register, C. (2009). Traffic fatalities: does income inequality create an externality?. Canadian Journal of Economics, 42(1), 244-266. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5982.2008.01507.x
• Anbarci, N. (2008). Relative Disagreement-Point Monotonicity of Bargaining Solutions. Atlantic Economic Journal, 36, 293 - 299
• Escaleras, M., Anbarci, N., & Register, C. (2007). Public sector corruption and major earthquakes: A potentially deadly interaction. Public Choice, 132(1-2), 209-230. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-007-9148-y
• Anbarci, N., Escaleras, M., & Register, C. (2006). Traffic Fatalities and Public Sector Corruption. Kyklos, 59(3), 327-344. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6435.2006.00335.x
• Anbarci, N. (2006). Finite Alternating-Move Arbitration Schemes and the Equal Area Solution. Theory and Decision, 61(1), 21-50. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11238-005-4748-9
• Anbarci, N., Escaleras, M., & Register, C. (2005). Earthquake fatalities: the interaction of nature and political economy. Journal of Public Economics, 89(9-10), 1907-1933. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2004.08.002
• Anbarci, N., Skaperdas, S., & Syropoulos, C. (2002). Comparing Bargaining Solutions in the Shadow of Conflict: How Norms against Threats Can Have Real Effects. Journal of Economic Theory, 106(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1006/jeth.2001.2828
• Anbarci, N. (2002). A simple two-axiom characterization of the Nash solution. OR Spectrum, 24(2), 215-218. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00291-002-0097-z
• Anbarci, N., Lemke, R., & Roy, S. (2002). Inter-firm complementarities in R&D: a re-examination of the relative performance of joint ventures. International Journal of Industrial Organization, 20(2), 191-213. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0167-7187%2800%2900081-3
• Anbarci, N. (2001). Divide-the-Dollar Game Revisited. Theory and Decision, 50(4), 295-303. https://doi.org/10.1023/a%3A1010363409312
• Anbarci, N. (1998). Simple Charaterization of the Nash and Kalai/Smorodinsky Solutions. Theory and Decision, 45(3), 255-261. https://doi.org/10.1023/a%3A1005027105436
• Anbarci, N., & Yi, G. (1998). An iterative allocation mechanism in the edgeworth box. International Advances in Economic Research, 4(3), 253-258. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02294894
• Anbarcia, N. K., & M, E. (1998). An efficient privatization mechanism. The journal of policy reform, 2(1), 73-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/13841289808523374
• Anbarci, N. (1997). Noncooperative foundations for the kalai-smorodinsky and equal sacrifice solutions via prominence structures. Atlantic Economic Journal, 25(4), 403-411. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02298349
• Anbarci, N. (1995). Reference Functions and Balanced Concessions in Bargaining. Canadian Journal of Economics, 28(3), 675-682. https://doi.org/10.2307/136056
• Anbarci, N., & Bigelow, J. (1994). The area monotonic solution to the cooperative bargaining problem. Mathematical Social Sciences, 28(2), 133-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-4896%2893%2900746-h
• Bigelow, J., & Anbarci, N. (1993). Non-dictatorial, Pareto-monotonic, cooperative bargaining. European Journal of Political Economy, 9(4), 551-558. https://doi.org/10.1016/0176-2680%2893%2990039-w
• Anbarci, N. (1993). Strategic vote manipulation in a simple democracy. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 20(3), 319-330. https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-2681%2893%2990029-o
• Anbarci, N. (1993). Noncooperative Foundations of the Area Monotonic Solution. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 108(1), 245-258. https://doi.org/10.2307/2118502
• Anbarci, N., & Yi, G. (1992). A meta-allocation mechanism in cooperative bargaining. Economics Letters, 38(2), 175-179. https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-1765%2892%2990050-9
• Anbarci, N. (1991). The Nash solution and relevant expansions. Economics Letters, 36(2), 137-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-1765%2891%2990178-n
• Anbarci, N. (1989). The kalai/smorodinsky solution with time preferences. Economics Letters, 31(1), 5-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-1765%2889%2990102-x